Reported Decisions

Federal Court

A.C. v. Mattingly, 2007 WL 894268 (S.D.N.Y., 2007) (Finding children’s Fourteenth Amendment liberty interest in kinship foster family).

M.K.B. v. Eggleston, 414 F.Supp.2d 469 (S.D.N.Y.,2006) (Concerning New York City’s systemic misapplication of immigrant eligibility criteria for public benefits).

State Court 

In re Daniel T.-H.
, 2011 NY Slip Op. 1481, -- N.Y.S.2d --, 2011 WL 668107 (2d Dept., 2011) (trial and appellate counsel) (child detained by federal immigration authorities has right to access protection of family court and foster care placement).

Khrapunskiy v. Doar,12 N.Y.3d 478, 881 N.Y.S.2d 377 (2009);

Khrapunskiy v. Doar,49 AD 3d 201, 852 NYS 2d 40 (1st Dept., 2008);

Khrapunskiy v. Doar, 9 Misc.3d 1109(A), 806 N.Y.S.2d 445 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2005) (Concerning New York State’s standard of need for elderly or disabled lawfully present State residents who were ineligible for federal Supplemental Security Income due solely to immigration status).

Teytelman v. Wing,2 Misc. 3d 608, 773 NYS 2d 801 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co., 2003) (establishing the right of lawfully present immigrants to state-funded food stamps).

Jamie B. v. Hernandez,182 Misc. 2d 954, 701 NYS 2d 790 (NY: Supreme Court, 1999) (concerning overcrowding in City’s non-secure juvenile detention group homes). 

Other Cases of Interest

In re Child Welfare Admin. Ex rel. Taylor G.,  270 A.D.2d 259, 703 N.Y.S.2d 523 (2d Dept. 2000) (trial counsel).

In re Cheikh F., 265 A.D.2d 326, 697 N.Y.S.2d 289 (2d Dept. 1999) (trial counsel).